Daily News

These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.



Malaysia: 4 more PKR lawmakers asked to defect, says Anwar

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FOUR more PKR lawmakers have been approached to jump ship and switch allegiance to Perikatan Nasional (PN), PKR president Anwar Ibrahim said on 16 Mar 21. The opposition MPs were enticed by monetary remunerations to

Thailand: ‘I will go on hunger strike’

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Chaos erupted at the Criminal Court in Bangkok as anti-government protest leader Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak threatened to go on a hunger strike unless those charged with lese majeste were released from custody. 15 Mar 21’s

India widens coronavirus curbs as infections top 20,000 for sixth day

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India reported 24,492 new coronavirus cases on 16 Mar 21, the sixth straight day of more than 20,000 infections, as curbs to try to stop the spread of COVID-19 were expanded in parts of the

Malaysia: Umno will not work with PKR or DAP, says Shahril

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UMNO has not changed its policy on working with PKR and DAP, said Shahril Hamdan, after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had said he had informally discussed it with the Malay party. The party information chief

Malaysia: ‘No’ to negotiating former Umno seats with Bersatu, says Tajuddin

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UMNO elections director Tajuddin Abdul Rahman has rejected calls by Bersatu’s Azmin Ali to negotiate over the parliamentary seats Umno has lost to the smaller party which leads the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government. “Umno’s position